HANGING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HANGING?

Need another word that means the same as “hanging”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “hanging” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Hanging” are: wall hanging, dangling, suspension, drape, curtain, drop, drop cloth, drop curtain, drop scene, tableau curtain, frontal, dossal, pendent, suspended, swinging, swaying, flowing, falling

Hanging as a Noun

Definitions of "Hanging" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hanging” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A decorative piece of fabric or curtain hung on the wall of a room or around a bed.
• A form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead.
• The practice of hanging condemned people as a form of capital punishment.
• Decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window.
• The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely.

Synonyms of "Hanging" as a noun (12 Words)

curtain	A raising or lowering of the curtain at the beginning or end of an act or scene. He wants to see you directly the curtain comes down.
dangling	The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely.
dossal	An ornamental cloth hung behind an altar in a church or at the sides of a chancel.
drape	The manner in which fabric hangs or falls. A drape jacket.
drop	A section of theatrical scenery lowered from the flies a drop cloth or drop curtain. They expected the drop would be successful.
drop cloth	A central depository where things can be left or picked up.
drop curtain	A free and rapid descent by the force of gravity.
drop scene	A curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery.
frontal	A drapery that covers the front of an altar.
suspension	Temporary cessation or suspension. The suspension of military action.
tableau curtain	Any dramatic scene.
wall hanging	A masonry fence (as around an estate or garden.

Usage Examples of "Hanging" as a noun

• In those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment.
• It was a hanging offence to forge or frank falsely.
• There was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait.
• The cold castle walls were covered with hangings.
• Controversial cross-party issues such as abortion and hanging.

Hanging as an Adjective

Definitions of "Hanging" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hanging” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Situated or designed so as to appear to hang down.
• Suspended in the air.

Synonyms of "Hanging" as an adjective (7 Words)

dangling	Hanging or swinging loosely. A pair of dangling earrings.
falling	Coming down freely under the influence of gravity. Falling incomes.
flowing	Graceful and fluent. A flowing prose style.
pendent	Held from above. The use of jurisdiction to decide pendent claims.
suspended	(of a sentence) imposed by a judge or court but not enforced as long as no further offence is committed within a specified period. Suspended sediments inhibit the sun s energy from being used for reef building.
swaying	Moving slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side. Swaying palm trees.
swinging	Characterized by a buoyant rhythm. A swinging resort.

Usage Examples of "Hanging" as an adjective

• Hanging gardens.
• Hanging palls of smoke.

Associations of "Hanging" (30 Words)

accused	A person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime. The accused was ordered to stand trial on a number of charges.
airway	The passage by which air reaches a person’s lungs. He kept the man s airway clear and blood circulating.
assassination	The action of assassinating someone. The assassination of President Kennedy.
beating	The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows. If he got dirt on his clothes he d get a beating.
choke	A knob which controls the choke in a carburettor. An automatic choke.
clog	Impede with a clog or as if with a clog. They found the tax to be an unacceptable clog on the market.
collusion	Collusion between ostensible opponents in a lawsuit. The armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers.
conscienceless	Lacking a conscience. A conscienceless villain.
conviction	(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed. She takes pride in stating her political convictions.
criminal	(of an action or situation) deplorable and shocking. Criminal abuse.
execute	Put in effect. He was convicted of treason and executed.
execution	The process of carrying out an instruction by a computer. Obligation to pay the deposit before the execution of the lease.
felon	A person who has committed a felony. The felon undermining hand of dark corruption.
garrote	Strangle with an iron collar.
homicide	The killing of a human being by another human being. Knives account for a third of all homicides.
immolation	Killing or offering as a sacrifice.
inmate	One of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital. Inmates of the Louisiana State Penitentiary.
killer	An animal that has been selected for slaughter. There s a killer on the loose.
muffle	Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping. Everyone was muffled up in coats and scarves.
murderer	A person who commits murder. Convicted murderers.
obstruct	Commit the offence of intentionally hindering (a police officer. They had to alter the course of the stream and obstruct the natural flow of the water.
smother	Envelop completely. I dreamt a stranger was trying to kill me by smothering me with a pillow.
stifle	Joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee. She stifled a giggle.
strangle	Constrict (someone’s) throat and keep from breathing. The victim was strangled with a scarf.
suffocate	Be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen. His job suffocated him.
suffocation	The state or process of dying from being deprived of air or unable to breathe. Prisoners told accounts of suffocations and shootings.
throttle	Reduce the power of an engine or vehicle by use of the throttle. It has two engines that can be throttled.
trial	Of a horse dog or other animal compete in trials. The trials for the semifinals began yesterday.